Item Details

The HistoryMakers Video Oral History With Warrick L. Carter

Stearns, Scott; HistoryMakers (Video Oral History Collection)

Format

Video; Computer Resource; Online Video; Online

Summary

Music Educator and administrator Warrick Carter was born in Charlottesville, Virginia May 6, 1942. Carter earned his B.S. degree from Tennessee State University in 1964; and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Michigan State University. He started his career as a junior high school music teacher. From 1971-1979, Carter was professor, then coordinator and division chairman of fine arts division at Governors State University in Illinois. From 1984 - 1996, he was dean of faculty, provost and vice president of academic affairs at Berklee College of Music in Boston. In 1996, he was appointed director of entertainment arts for Walt Disney Entertainment, where he was responsible for all Disney theme parks. In 2000, Carter became the first African-American president of Columbia College in Chicago. He retired in 2013. He wrote and lectured extensively about music, and performed at the International Jazz Festival in Switzerland. Walt Disney corporation established a scholarship in his name.

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Music Educator and administrator Warrick Carter was born in Charlottesville, Virginia May 6, 1942. Carter earned his B.S. degree from Tennessee State University in 1964; and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Michigan State University. He started his career as a junior high school music teacher. From 1971-1979, Carter was professor, then coordinator and division chairman of fine arts division at Governors State University in Illinois. From 1984 - 1996, he was dean of faculty, provost and vice president of academic affairs at Berklee College of Music in Boston. In 1996, he was appointed director of entertainment arts for Walt Disney Entertainment, where he was responsible for all Disney theme parks. In 2000, Carter became the first African-American president of Columbia College in Chicago. He retired in 2013. He wrote and lectured extensively about music, and performed at the International Jazz Festival in Switzerland. Walt Disney corporation established a scholarship in his name.